Tuesday, September 08, 2009

My comment on Harn Lay of the Irrawaddy and his cartoons --

http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=16741

This is an excellent article, especially as in real life Harn Lay mostly just smiles and speaks very little. He is living proof that a picture is worth a thousand words. A cartoon is like a mathematical theorem, concise and true forever.

I also love Harn Lay's oil paintings, especially a kind of soft mauve color that he uses for the stream behind the trees.

I call it Harn Lay mauve, the way Wolf Kahn always uses a (shocking) pink color in his landscapes.

Bravo Irrawaddy for employing our friend.

Keep painting and cartooning.

Maybe the best is a cartoon of himself, bursting balloons to scare you know who.

Kyi May Kaung

From Medium--Male concubines in Rome--graphic--sad.

https://medium.com/write-a-catalyst/the-horrific-life-of-a-male-concubine-in-ancient-rome-18747ba065bb